Reviews

There’s nothing more predictable going into Sundance than the fact that there will be some heavy drama. Someone is bound to have family problems, someone…

Winter’s Bone offers a complete immersion in its Ozark Mountains setting, which is so foreign it might as well be a different planet. Like the…

I love revenge films. There is something so brutally honest about them that it may be uncomfortable for most to admit. These films echo a…

Foreign Objects travels the world of international cinema each week to look for films worth visiting. So renew your passport and get your shots, because…

If there’s one thing that has come of the rise of the likes of the Duplass Brothers and the mumblecore (or something like it) movement,…

Splice borrows liberally from its horror/sci-fi predecessors and emerges with something weirdly original. David Cronenberg stands as the undeniable primary influence on director/co-writer Vincenzo Natali,…

Frozen co-opts a straightforward genre template, shepherds it through some tense moments and arrives at an unexpected place. Open Water on a ski lift, it’s…

Reviewing a concert film, and more specifically a comedy show film isn’t easy. In fact, it is tough to provide much insight beyond “it’s funny”…

Someone asked me once, “When will the world grow tired of Jesse Eisenberg?” I replied (this being right after the release of Zombieland) that Eisenberg…